Airdrops aren't dead, the game just changes.

As I keep trying to tell people we are in an era of social allocations and off-chain contributions have been earning positively skewed returns

A great example of this is that all the projects conducting airdrops now are including social allocations (Corn, Initia, etc.)

I have been qualifying for these social allocations even when my wallets have been ineligible for airdrops

There truly is a great edge to be had here even if you may not consider it as fun as clicking buttons on-chain

Also, many people complain that only KOLs can achieve these allocations but a significant portion is not even X related, it is about Discord roles

Become an active community member, chat with team members, join events, earn roles, etc.